It appearing that cats in the Village of Fultonville
have, in some instances, been allowed to roam free on property of
others and to cause annoyance and damage to the persons and properties
of others, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fultonville enacts
the following article to protect the health, safety and property of
others from annoyance and damage caused by cats and to establish the
responsibility and liability of cat owners arising out of the conduct
of their pets.
The title of this article shall be the "Cat
Control Law of the Village of Fultonville."
As used in this article, the following words
shall have the following respective meanings:
CONTROL OFFICER
The person authorized by the Board of Trustees from time
to time, by resolution, to enforce the provisions of this article.
The control officer shall have all the powers of a peace officer in
the execution of the provisions of this article, including the service
of a summons, the service of an appearance ticket and the service
and execution of any other order of process, notwithstanding any provision
of the Uniform Justice Court Act.
OWNER
Any person who is an owner of a cat and any person who keeps,
feeds or harbors a cat. The owner need not be a resident of the Village
of Fultonville but, for a violation to occur, the cat must be in the
village limits of the Village of Fultonville.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of or any
person harboring any cat to permit or allow such cat while in the
Village of Fultonville to:
A. Be vicious or to spray or to defecate in such a way
as to cause annoyance to any person other than the owner or person
harboring such cat.
B. Cause damage or destruction to property or to commit
a nuisance upon the premises of a person other than the owner or person
harboring such cat.
C. Remain in the Village of Fultonville unless vaccinated
currently against feline rabies.
A violation of this article shall be deemed
an offense, and a person convicted of a violation shall be liable
to a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than
15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each days' continuation
of the offense shall be considered a separate offense. In addition,
a cat found to be unvaccinated against feline rabies may be required
to be vaccinated for feline rabies as a condition of sentence of the
court. In addition, the court may order restitution as a condition
of any sentence for violation of the provisions of this article.